National Library Week #NLW, More to the Story

By Henry Barker | April 28, 2023

As National Library Week comes to a close, I’m reflecting on the community support that has always been the foundation of Frost Free’s success. Not only did we get treated to lunch by Friends of Frost Free but Library Super Fans delivered flowers and cookies too! Our Little Free Library #LFL ambassador has been able…

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InterLibrary Loan at Frost Free NH

By Henry Barker | July 9, 2022

” June 2022 ILL Activity The latest from NHAIS Notes… During June 2022 there were 12,376 requests filled through the NHAIS ILL System by 224 separate libraries. Most of the requests placed, 75% , were filled. ILL – Interlibrary loan.…Here are the top 10 titles for which requests were filled in June 2022: Where the…

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Happy Friday, Marlborough

By Henry Barker | June 3, 2022

During May 2022 there were 11,303 requests filled through the NHAIS ILL System by 238 separate libraries. That’s NH’s Inter Library Loan System in case you’re on acronym overload like me. There were 197 libraries during May that filled 60% (or more) of all the requests they got. There were 39 libraries that received 100+ requests…

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Sing!

By Henry Barker | December 28, 2019

“Music energizes us, motivating us to exercise, clean the house and buy things (think advertising jingles). There’s a ton of research showing that music makes us smarter – nations and schools with strong music education are linked with higher academic achievement and studies have shown music learning in older adults wards off dementia and Alzheimer’s.Music creates cultural empathy bringing together people from very different cultures around the world. Music soothes children to sleep.” www.musicallaround.net

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